Dennis Marks, Fernbank Creek, Port Macquarie, topped the Wauchope store cattle sale on Saturday, June 4, with a pen of bullocks that made $2440. The bullocks were bought by Fred Thurgood, a well-known finished from the Lower Macleay area.
McCulloch Agencies Pty Ltd's livestock agent John Corrigan said the sale was a robust market with buyers from a wide range of districts, including Kempsey, Yarrowitch, Tamworth, Gunnedah, Singleton and Scone.
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Mr Corrigan said the recognition of the quality of the cattle offered was endorsed by buyers from across the Dividing Range stepping into the higher-priced pens.
The recognition of the quality of the cattle offered was endorsed by buyers from across the Dividing Range.
- McCulloch Agencies Pty Ltd, Wauchope's John Corrigan
"There were plenty of local buyers too," Mr Corrigan said.
Angus steer weaners ranged in price from $1800 to top at $1980 for a pen of nine, offered by MJ and RD Buller, and bought by Boon Farm, Tamworth. Another pen of five Angus cross steers made $1900 and was offered by A and YB Hobbs, Huntingdon and bought by Ben Nicholls of Gunnedah. Mr Nicholls also bought four Angus steers offered by RM and DJ Lindeman at $1910 each. In the heifer section, Tim Duffy sold a pen of Charolais cross heifers for $1840 to Mr Nicholls. DH Manufacturing offered 13 Angus steers that were bought by Dale Olsen of Wauchope for an average of $1820. DM and W Lloyd sold six Angus steers averaging $1840 to Waylon and Sons, Yarrowitch. Waylon and Sons also bought 12 steers for $1920 from DE and CD Barlon, Comboyne.
KN and SG McMillan, Comboyne sold two Hereford cows with calves for $3500 each and four PTIC Hereford heifers to RA Freeman, Byabarra for $2950.
Sale agents were McCulloch Agencies Pty Ltd, Wauchope.
